Date of Birth: State of Origin: Local Government Area: Udi Milage/ Town: Contact Address: Contac Telephone: Email Address: Monday (Nkwo) 29"' September, 1958 Enugu Agbudu Holy Ghost Cathedral Enugu 234-8033375672 eveonagefa yahoo.com 9 Rev Fr. Dr Callistus Chukwuma Onaga is a diocesan Priest of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu. He had the call of God early in life bul it was not quite clear to him. As a little boy in the village, he had displayed the inclination to ihe Holy Orders but vvas not quite sure of what it vvas all about. As an altar boy. the call gradually developed and he had that early spiritual development even as a primary school boy. He experienced a life of devotion and sanctification and one of being set apart for a Sacred Ministry. Education • Bigard Memorial Seminary, lkot Ekpene, Diploma in Philosophy 1982 • Bigard Memorial Seminary Enugu. BD. 1987 • Ordained a priest and proceeded to Universily of Bonn Germany PhD 2000 Priestly Offices and Appointments • Registrar, Institute of Ecumenical Education 1982 1983 • Lecturer. Institute of Ecumenical Education 1987 1990 • Chaplain. St Joseph's Hospital 1990 1996 (Troisdorf Germany) Rector. Ecclesiae Catholic Social Institute Bad Honnef Germany 1996 2001 • Lecturer. Catholic Social Institute, Bad Honnef Germany 1996 2001 • Deputy Rector, CID.IAP, Enugu 2003 • Parish Priest. St Mary's Parish Uwani. • Chairman. ESCAPOCO. Enugu Stale-Catholic Political Co-ordination • Chairman. Politics Commission in the Diocese • Co-ordinator Development and Peace Commission. Enugu Diocese JDPC Special Ecclesiastical Ministry in the Church Vicar General of Enugu Catholic Diocese His hobby include social mobilization of people • Role Models Pope John II of the blessed memory and Nelson Mandela. Both men according to him serve the people and think less of themselves. His advice to the Igbo Youths and Leaders are as follows • The Youths should interest themselves in remote and long lerm future and not in proximate and illusive pursuits • The Leaders should think more of Common Good of all Igbo people. We should all learn to serve our people instead of making them our slaves.
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